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MEDIA ADVISORY
September 2, 1998

AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION 1998 NATIONAL CONVENTION & AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION

SEPTEMBER 14-16, 1998
MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
2660 WOODLEY ROAD, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20008
 

KEY PRESENTATIONS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1998

The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator from Indiana, (Keynote Address),
9 a.m., Marriott Ballroom.

General Michael E. Ryan, Air Force Chief of Staff
2:30 p.m., Cotillion Room.
Media availability following the speech.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1998

Air Force Materiel Command Media Briefing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
10:00 a.m., Delaware "A" Room.

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary of the Air Force
Noon, Marriott Ballroom.
Media availability following the speech.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1998

Panel Discussion with New NATO Air Chiefs:
9:30 a.m., Marriott Ballroom.

International Airpower Symposium Speakers:
General John Jumper,Commander, US Air Forces in Europe, Moderator.
Major General Kazimierz Dziok, Poland.
Lieutenant General Ladislav Klima, Czech Republic.
Lieutenant General Attila Kositzky, Hungary.
 

Symposium Afternoon Session
1:00 p.m., Marriott Ballroom.

General Joseph W. Ralston, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mr. Robert G. Bell, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Media must register for convention media credentials at the Idaho Room, located on the convention center's lobby level. The Idaho Room opens at 8 a.m. the mornings of the convention. News media must show valid press credentials Congressional Gallery pass, Pentagon press pass or equivalent. If on assignment for a publication, freelancing or researching, obtain a letter from the editor and provide photo ID.

Media availabilities will be posted in the AFA News Room. For advance information on specific speakers, please contact their public affairs offices or press secretaries.

Point of Contact: MELISSA BRAXTON, MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT
UNTIL SEPT. 11, (703) 247-5843; SEPT. 14-16: (202) 745-2121,
E-mail address: mbraxton@afa.org



 

 











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